Macro partitioning
Intake of fish, poultry, and eggs is not significantly associated with incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in older adults.
You can likely continue to eat fish, poultry, and eggs without increasing your risk of heart disease or stroke, according to this study of older adults. These foods do not show the same negative association with cardiovascular health that red meat does. Focus on reducing red meat intake while maintaining these other protein sources.
Intakes of fish, poultry, and eggs were not significantly associated with incident ASCVD.
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort with rigorous adjustment.
Source
Dietary Meat, Trimethylamine N-Oxide-Related Metabolites, and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Meng Wang et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2022
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